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18.5.14

Paris mon amour, preparing for our first family holiday abroad

Illustration by my lovely and amazingly talented pal miss Emma Block This is a collaborative guest post with Mary Johnson

As
you probably know (if you follow me on any of my social media channels), there is not much time left to our
first family holiday to Paris
and we are all getting super excited about it. We have been dreaming about
this trip for so long and we are so happy to finally visit this
beautiful city as a family. Travelling with toddlers isn’t
easy though and we know there’s no chance we could visit Paris the
way would as early twenty-somethings with no responsibilities, so Tom and I have started looking for things
to do and see with Wilf.

If you’re heading to Paris this summer just like
us, remember to check different accommodation options on booking
sites until you are at home. Venere.com
is a good example, you can look here for child-friendly
places in the central arrondissements
so that you can easily move around the city and won’t need to worry
about anything else.

One
of the first things I’d like to visit is the Cité
des Enfants, a museum dedicated to
children where they can learn and discover new things about nature,
science and other cultures just playing around with other kids. Just
outside there is the famous Parc de la
Villette, an amusement park that will
entertain adults and kids with concert halls and a dragon slide! The
Jardin des Plants
is on our list of things we would like to see in Paris. This huge
botanical garden is perfect for a lovely walk in the sun with the
family. Kids have a blast observing flowers and plants they
have never seen before and hey, who doesn’t love monkeys and
reptiles? The Pompidou Centre
is the perfect compromise for adults and kids: inside there is a
museum of modern art, a huge library but also a children’s area
with rotating exhibits and fun workshops (Tom likes to mention this place on every conversation we have about our trip as he lives the name). In the Jardin
du Luxembourg, kids can finally run
free and happily and play with slides and swing, while adults can
walk and take a breath between the beautiful trees and flowers, I can't wait!

And
finally, we can’t forget to taste some delicious French food. Pink
Flamingo Pizza had the greatest idea
for families: you can have a picnic along Canal St. Martin or Places
des Vosges (or several other locations around Paris) and they arrive
serving your food with beautiful balloons for your kids! Isn’t that
amazing?

i hope you have an amazing time! I would recommend all the places you talk about so hope you all enjoy them too :) We're also planning our first holiday abroad as a family of four and I cannot wait! We're headed to France too but the Bordeaux area, so hopefully lots of beach and ice creams! Although last time we were there we were child free so it'll be interesting to see the change!

I am sure you'll have a blast in Paris! :) We went to celebrate our 1st wedding anniversary last October and loved it! We also had dinner at Pink Flamingo Pizza, their Marais location was kind of funky, haha, and the pizzas were good! We also loved La Favorite for steak tartars (or burgers). Would you visit Versailles? Marie Antoniette's farm for its surroundings and animals is a place I'm sure your kiddo would enjoy :) Hope you'll come back with lots of pictures to share!

Oooh this is so exciting, I love Paris - it's one of those cities I think you would really struggle to not be inspired by and I don't think you will have an issue with finding things to do as a family. I really can't wait to see you posts about your trip and I hope you have an amazing time

Jardin du Luxembourg is the most fabulous parks I have ever been in! It will certainly not disappoint. Paris has the most wonderful atmosphere and the buildings are amazing. I can't wait for you to see it all!